abort - exit gawk without running END rules
@load "abort"
abort(11)
The
abort extension adds a function named abort(),
as follows:
abort([exit-val])
This function takes an integer argument and passes that value to the exit(3) C library function. If the argument is not numeric, it passes zero to exit(3). No matter what, gawk exits.
@load
"abort"
...
printf "Goodbye, cruel world!\n"
abort(11)
exit(3)
Arnold D. Robbins
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